Pictured (l-r): Pat Murphy ’77, Matt Keough, President of Christian Brothers Academy, Michelle Murphy, and Dan Murphy ’65.
Christian Brothers Academy students and faculty had the opportunity to listen to real estate executive Dan Murphy ‘65 and his brother Pat Murphy ’77, current manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, as they presented “Life Lessons in Business and the Ballfield” on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Dan Byrne ’70 Performing Arts Center.
The talk is part of a Speaker Series, which was established by Michelle and Dan Murphy ’65. The purpose of the endowed speaker series is to bring national speakers to the CBA campus, and to share some of life’s enduring lessons.
"The Michelle and Dan Murphy ’65 Speaker Series will provide our students and faculty with invaluable opportunities to engage with leaders, visionaries, and experts from a wide range of fields,” CBA President Matt Keough said. “The Speaker Series will share life’s enduring lessons on a yearly basis with our students – helping them to grow holistically and preparing them for both personal and professional success. I am extremely grateful for Michelle and Dan Murphy's commitment to ensure that this series will continue to bring inspiring voices to our campus, enriching the academic experience for everyone in our community.
“As a Lasallian Catholic school, we aim to foster the growth of our students not only in academic excellence but also in character, faith, and leadership,” Keough added.
Dan Murphy has been involved with projects totaling approximately $2.5 billion across the entire United States. Pat Murphy, who was named the 2024 National League Manager of the Year, achieved national recognition on the college level leading the baseball programs at Notre Dame at Arizona State.
Prior to the talk, Pat Murphy spoke to returning members of the baseball team.
“I get excited any time I can go out and talk baseball with players like you,” Pat Murphy shared. “Dream big as you don’t know what your best is. I’m for dreaming. If you have that passion, go for it.”
President Matt Keough presented Pat Murphy and the baseball players with specialty CBA/Milwaukee Brewers sweatshirts and t-shirts, respectively, and announced the first ever endowed coaching position at CBA-The Pat Murphy ’77 Head Baseball Coaching position at Christian Brothers Academy.
“We have had a great legacy of coaches in our baseball program, and I’m honored to announce this today,” Keough remarked.
Said Dan Murphy, “I’m honored to kickoff this speaker series with my brother Pat. Through these talks, we want to provide students with the proper tools to successfully navigate today’s world.”
Dan Murphy talked about the traits of success and how to be the best version of yourself.
“Through the years, the traits of being a happy person and being successful have not changed,” Dan Murphy said. “You need to have integrity. You need to love yourself first and have a positive self-image. You need to learn how to handle adversity and stress; to give back and to dream big.”
